Clover Town, the venue for the Guild Masters' regular meeting.
"Master Makarov, your guild's wizards are certainly lively," said Bob, the master of the Blue Pegasus guild.
His demeanor and attire inevitably brought the word drag queen to mind for most people, but in reality, he was an exceptionally powerful wizard. "I heard they even wiped out some local authority figures."
"Ah, that must be the newcomer, Lucy, right? She's great, especially her... chest~" Makarov grinned mischievously.
"You can still laugh, Makarov?" Suddenly, Goldmine, the master of Quatro Cerberus, turned toward Makarov and complained, "Being lively is fine, but your wizards go too far. The Council is already worried that Fairy Tail might destroy a whole town someday."
"Haha, I'd love to try destroying one. All thanks to Lucy's... body..." Drunk and carefree, Makarov paid no mind to Goldmine's complaints, continuing to ramble nonsense.
"Honestly, you can't mistreat your own wizards like that~" Bob covered his face in exasperation at Makarov's drunken remarks.
At that moment, a magical bird carrying a letter flew toward Makarov.
"Master Makarov, a letter from Miss Mirajane," the bird announced before handing over the letter.
"Ah, thank you," the drunken Makarov slurred as he opened the letter.
Instantly, a magical projection of Mirajane appeared. "Oh, oh, this is the leading lady of our guild! What do you think? Beautiful, right?" Makarov boasted proudly to the guild masters gathered around him.
"Mirajane, huh? She's really grown into a beauty," someone remarked.
"Master," Mirajane's worried face immediately dispelled Makarov's cheerful mood.
He had a sudden sense of foreboding. "Master, thank you for your hard work at the meeting. Here's the thing: while you were away, something major happened. Erza, Noel, Natsu, and Gray teamed up. I think this might be Fairy Tail's strongest team. However, when I went to wake Noel up this morning, I found out that Erza had already taken him away. I had so many reminders I didn't get to tell him. Knowing Noel's personality, I'm really worried that he'll push himself too hard. So I thought I absolutely had to report this to you, hence this letter. That's all."
With that, Mirajane's projection disappeared.
"Nani?!!" After reading the letter, Makarov couldn't handle the shock and fell straight off the table.
"The thing you feared has become a reality, huh?" Goldmine remarked lazily from the side, rubbing salt into the wound.
Lying on the ground, Makarov couldn't be bothered to respond.
His mind was now filled with the terrifying destructive potential of the four-person team.
(How could this happen? With those four, they might really destroy an entire town! No... it wouldn't even be surprising if they tore down the royal capital!)
(The meeting will end today, and I can go back tomorrow. Please, just don't cause any trouble before then, I'm begging you...) Makarov prayed desperately in his heart.
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On the other hand, a magic four-wheeler was speeding through the streets at an astonishing pace.
"Erza, you're going way too fast! The spark plugs are overheating!" Gray, clinging to the roof of the magic vehicle and bracing against the strong wind, shouted at Erza.
"If the Lullaby magic flute is played, countless people will die. Just hearing its sound will take lives," Erza shook her head, ignoring Gray's warning.
"Erza, let me take over. I have much more magic power than you!" Noel, also concerned, had no choice but to make a suggestion.
"No, rejected. Even though your magic power is immense, your body isn't suited for prolonged and high-consumption magic output."
"But if you keep this up, you'll run out of magic power before we even reach our destination and won't be able to fight."
"It's fine," Erza suddenly turned her head and smiled at Noel. "Didn't you promise me once that you'd protect me?"
Hearing Erza's words, Noel's mind flashed back to that promise made under the setting sun. "Yeah, I did say that... but..."
"Then there's no problem," Erza cut him off before he could finish and increased her magic output, making the magic four-wheeler accelerate again.
"Something's going on between you two," Happy covered his mouth and chuckled mischievously.
Sigh. Noel rubbed his forehead helplessly.
"Oh right, I think I had something to tell Lucy," Happy suddenly said thoughtfully.
"Huh? What is it?" Lucy asked curiously.
"Uh, I forgot, but it definitely had something to do with you."
(Something to do with Lucy? Since it's about her specifically, and she's only recently joined Fairy Tail, it's unlikely to be personal. Could it be related to Celestial Spirit Magic?) Noel pondered this and asked Happy, "Happy, is it about Celestial Spirit Magic?"
"Ah, that's right!" Happy exclaimed as realization dawned.
He pulled a golden key out of the bag on his back.
"This is... Virgo's key?" Lucy said in surprise, accepting the key.
"Yeah, Virgo herself asked me to give it to you."
"What?"
"She said that after Duke Everlue was arrested, her contract was terminated. She wants to sign a contract with you, so she came to visit our place."
"Congratulations, Lucy," Noel said with a smile.
For Celestial Spirit Mages, the quality and number of keys represent the upper limits of their potential power.
The Zodiac Keys, which represent the strongest spirits in the Celestial Spirit World, were particularly important.
Although Lucy currently lacked both magic power and experience, possessing the keys for Aquarius, Taurus, and Virgo made her potential undeniable.
"Thanks." Lucy smiled happily, carefully attaching Virgo's key to her keyring.
"Hey, Natsu! You'll fall out!" Natsu, once again overwhelmed by the torment of being in a vehicle, leaned halfway out of the window.
Lucy, quick on her feet, hurriedly grabbed him.
"Let me off..." Natsu said weakly.
Seeing this, Noel sighed helplessly. "No choice then!"
With precision, he delivered a swift hand chop to the back of Natsu's neck.
The blow knocked Natsu out cold. "This'll have to do for now. Better than letting him jump off," Noel shrugged, speaking to a dumbfounded Lucy and Happy.
"What's that?" Erza, driving up front, suddenly said.
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